Patents by Inventor Christoph Regula

Christoph Regula has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11702735
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a carbonaceous coating for protection of a passive electrical component from attack by ammonia, wherein the carbonaceous coating is a sol-gel coating or a plasma-polymeric coating. This coating comprises a particular carbon content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Salz, Andreas Stake, Malte Burchardt, Franz-Josef Wöstmann, Stefan Dieckhoff, Christoph Regula, Christopher Dölle, Ralph Wilken
  • Patent number: 11646148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a passive electrical component, especially a coil, having an interlayer, wherein the interlayer has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the surface of the passive electrical component covered with the interlayer, and disposed atop that a plasma-polymeric carbon-containing coating having a carbon content measured at a depth of 80 nm away from the side of the plasma-polymeric coating remote from the interlayer, wherein the plasma-polymeric coating comprises a carbon content of 50 to 100 atom %, preferably 50 to 90 atom %, or is configured as an organometallic coating a carbon content of 2 to 50 atom %, in each case measured by means of XPS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung dee angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Salz, Ralph Wilken, Stefan Dieckhoff, Malte Burchardt, Christopher Dölle, Christoph Regula, Franz-Josef Wöstmann
  • Publication number: 20200340105
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a carbonaceous coating for protection of a passive electrical component from attack by ammonia, wherein the carbonaceous coating is a sol-gel coating or a plasma-polymeric coating. This coating comprises a particular carbon content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Salz, Andreas Stake, Malte Burchardt, Franz-Josef Wöstmann, Stefan Dieckhoff, Christoph Regula, Christopher Dölle, Ralph Wilken
  • Publication number: 20200020953
    Abstract: A method for depositing a plasma polymer layer in an atmospheric-pressure plasma on a metallic substrate, wherein the plasma is obtained by a discharge between two electrodes. At least one organic coating precursor compound is fed into the region of the relaxing plasma and is deposited on the metallic substrate as a plasma polymer layer. Nitrogen or a forming gas is used as a treatment gas and the at least one organic coating precursor compound is selected from various compounds. Also disclosed is an article, an electrode and a capacitor which utilize the method and include a metallic substrate having a surface and a plasma polymer layer on the surface. Also disclosed is a method for producing the electrode or for producing the capacitor, a battery cell or a lithium-ion accumulator which comprises the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph Regula, Joerg Ihde, Ralph Wilken, Jost Degenhardt, Alexander Knospe, Syed Salman Asad, Christian Buske
  • Publication number: 20190206608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a passive electrical component, especially a coil, having an interlayer, wherein the interlayer has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the surface of the passive electrical component covered with the interlayer, and disposed atop that a plasma-polymeric carbon-containing coating having a carbon content measured at a depth of 80 nm away from the side of the plasma-polymeric coating remote from the interlayer, wherein the plasma-polymeric coating comprises a carbon content of 50 to 100 atom %, preferably 50 to 90 atom %, or is configured as an organometallic coating a carbon content of 2 to 50 atom %, in each case measured by means of XPS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk Salz, Ralph Wilken, Stefan Dieckhoff, Malte Burchardt, Christopher Dölle, Christoph Regula, Franz-Josef Wöstmann
  • Patent number: 9259905
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting substrates including depositing a plasma polymer layer on each of a first and a second substrate by means of atmospheric pressure plasma and bringing the plasma polymer layers in contact with each other. In a variant of the method, only the first substrate is provided with a plasma polymer layer and connected to a second substrate, the surface of which can react with the plasma polymer layer. The invention further relates to composite structures which can be obtained with such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Wilken, Jorg Ihde, Christoph Regula
  • Publication number: 20130280539
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting substrates including depositing a plasma polymer layer on each of a first and a second substrate by means of atmospheric pressure plasma and bringing the plasma polymer layers in contact with each other. In a variant of the method, only the first substrate is provided with a plasma polymer layer and connected to a second substrate, the surface of which can react with the plasma polymer layer. The invention further relates to composite structures which can be obtained with such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewand ten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Wilken, Jorg Ihde, Christoph Regula